James was at his home office, ever since his meeting with Dylan and after the way he talked to him, he hasn't gone to work, he has been working from his home office until he could figure out how to take down Dylan from his pedestal and at the same time get Anna back. Dylan wasn't a god, there was surely something that he could do to hurt him as bad as he had hurt James by taking Anna from him. James picked up his phone and dialed Mr. Patrick, for his plan to work, he was going to need his help. Mr. Patrick picked up the call on the third ring. "Good afternoon Mr. Smith." Patrick greeted James when he answered the call. "Afternoon Mr. Patrick. I need your help with something." James told him. "Of course sir, whatever it is, I'm happy to help." Mr. Patrick said. "Ok, well you did such a good job following Dylan and Anna last time. Now I need you to look into his past for me, find out if he has any skeletons in his closet, and most importantly I need you t
They walked out of the garden and towards the garage where Dylan's luxury cars were parked. They took the SUV because that's where Emma's car seat was and it had enough space for the three of them. Dylan insisted on driving his family himself and then his security took another car and followed behind them. Emma was buckled in her car seat and she sat down, all her attention was on her iPad where she watched her cartoons while Anna sat in the passenger seat next to Dylan. “So where would you like to go first?” Dylan asked Anna as he drove and kept his eye on the road. “I don't understand,” Anna told him she was confused. “Well I mean which of the stores do you want to start from, we could go to the mall, most of the designer brands have shops there or we could go down to 5th Avenue where all of them are,” Dylan answered her. Anna just stared at him, she couldn't believe that this was her life now, she was so used to going to the thrift store to get her
An hour later, Dylan parks the car at the underground parking lot at the mall. It took them up to an hour because there was traffic. They didn't talk much after Dylan told Anna the reason he built his mansion in the suburbs, Emma got cranky so Anna had to go to the back seat to stay with her. Anna and Dylan got out of the car, Dylan opened the back seat unbuckled Emma from her car seat, and carried her down, he set her on the floor but he still held her hand. His security men came down from where they parked their car and walked towards them. “Do they have to follow us?” Anna asked Dylan. “Yes they do, it's for our safety,” Dylan told her but she still didn't like it. “But we're at the mall Dylan and no one know about me and you yet, I think we will draw more attention to ourselves if people see us with bodyguards,” Anna told Dylan and he had to admit that she had a point, he had never gone out like this before, if he wanted anything, Lucas usually took
James was back at work in his own office at the company and not back at his home office. Just because Dylan won the first round didn't mean that he would stay home and cower. If he wanted his father's blessing to marry Anna he still had to get Prestige, his company, to be number one in the world. There was a knock on his door and then Liam walked in. “Liam you better have some good news for me.” James told him. Liam walked up to James desk, with his tablet in hand. “Yes sir, I think you'll be happy with what I've found.” Liam said to James. “Ok, take a seat and tell me what you've found.” James said. “Well I looked at all three of Kings enterprise subsidiaries and the best one for us to go after is the pharmaceutical one.” Liam said and then handed a file over to James. “As you can see there, the pharmaceutical section is more open to corporate espionage that the other two sections. They currently have a drug that is in development for high blood
After Dylan, Anna, and Emma got back from the mall, Anna and Emma went up to their rooms to wash up and get some rest before dinner, but Dylan went into his home office to catch up on some work and reply to emails. Dylan put on his laptop and was just about to get to work when his phone rang, he looked down at the caller ID and saw that it was Lucas. He picked it up. “Good evening Lucas, is there a reason you're calling this late at night?” Dylan asked him. “Good evening sir, I'm sorry for interrupting your night, but it's an emergency,” Lucas said, and when Dylan heard the word emergency, that got his full attention. “What is it? What's the emergency?” Dylan asked. “It's Lyon,” Lucas said and just the sound of his brother's name made Dylan's blood boil with rage. “What about him?” Dylan asked. “Well, he seems to be still very persistent on getting Mr. Scott's will and altering it. The law firm that took care of your father's last will
After Dylan left her alone in the dining room, Anna sat down there trying to come to gems with what Dylan had just told her. She knew that she had to marry him, and she had agreed. But still, now that it was this close, it was a different thing. It was one thing saying that you were going to do something, but then going through with it was another thing altogether. Then there was Dylan who was behaving differently, when didn't know if this was just him being in a mood or if this was how he was going to be moving forward. She shouldn't complain I mean it's not like he was maltreating her or stepping out on her like James did. He had done most of what he promised, he took care of her and Emma and he was also a very good father to Emma, she could tell that her little girl already loved him so much. So she shouldn't be complaining about his attitude towards her, but still, it hurt. Somewhere in her mind, she had thought that this arrangement might move from a contract to so
After Dylan left her alone in the dining room, Anna sat down there trying to come to gems with what Dylan had just told her. She knew that she had to marry him, and she had agreed. But still, now that it was this close, it was a different thing. It was one thing saying that you were going to do something, but then going through with it was another thing altogether. Then there was Dylan who was behaving differently, when didn't know if this was just him being in a mood or if this was how he was going to be moving forward. She shouldn't complain I mean it's not like he was maltreating her or stepping out on her like James did. He had done most of what he promised, he took care of her and Emma and he was also a very good father to Emma, she could tell that her little girl already loved him so much. So she shouldn't be complaining about his attitude towards her, but still, it hurt. Somewhere in her mind, she had thought that this arrangement might move from a contract to so
James came back home and he noticed that Kendra's car was parked in his garage. He wasn't expecting her, and he didn't tell her to come over, had it been any other day, he would be angry, but today after the things he just found out about Dylan, he felt like celebrating and Kendra was a good fuck, that is when she wasn't talking. He walked into the house, expecting her to be in her room but he could hear her voice coming from the kitchen. “Oh baby, you're home.” Kendra squealed when she saw James and then went to hug him, he didn't even bother pushing her off like he normally would, because he was too stunned by the sight that greeted him. There were different kinds of food laid out on the table and all the candles were lit up. When he finally recovered from his shock, he pushed Kendra off him. “Kendra, what exactly is going on here?” He asked her, he tried to maintain a cool exterior, but on the inside, he was seething with anger. “Oh baby did you forget,
EPILOGUE. SEVEN MONTHS LATER. A lot had happened in the past seven months since Dylan ran to the airport to stop Anna from leaving. Now, it wasn't smooth sailing between them; they both put in the work by going to therapy and working on their relationship, and they were good now, only choosing to go to therapy twice a month. Dylan stuck to his word, and he was the best husband; the night they came back home, he told her everything about her life, from the moment he was taken away to London, he told her everything, not leaving out any detail. He had also waited on her, hand and foot, since he found out she was pregnant, not letting her do any strenuous activities; he was the perfect husband and father. In those seven months, something else also took place, the cases were tried in court and her father and Mr. Smith were both sentenced for murder and Mr. Smith was first murder and attempted murder. Her father was sentenced to thirty years and Mr. Smith was
Anna and Emma arrived at the airport about forty minutes later, they didn't have much, just two suitcases, one for Anna and one for Emma. Anna paid the driver, and she and Emma got out of the car. She held Emma's hand and used her other hand to wheel in the suitcases. They were about an hour early for their flight. They walked into the airport, and she checked in her bags, and their tickets were scanned. The attendant told her that they would announce when the flight started to board. Anna thanked her, and then she and Emma walked over to some chairs to sit down. Emma had been quiet throughout the journey, and Anna knew it was because she missed her dad; she hated that she was feeling that way; it was all her fault. She was the one that brought Dylan into their lives. “Hey, sweetie, do you want to watch some cartoons on my phone while we wait?” Anna asked Emma. “Sure, I guess.” Emma said as she shrugged. Anna put on Bluey for her and gave Emma t
After Anna was discharged, she spent two days on bed rest by order of Caroline; she didn't complain, though; it gave her enough time to think of her next plan. Just like she thought, Dylan had not come to look for her, and she didn't blame him; in the end, they weren't meant to be together; there were too many secrets and lies between them, but it still didn't change the fact that she loved him. Emma has been asking for him constantly, and Anna has had to lie that he was away on a business trip, but she knew that lie wouldn't last forever. So she had to plan, she knew one thing for sure, and that was she couldn't stay in New York, and if she was settling down in another place, it couldn't be London. So after two days of planning she decided that she and Emma would move to Australia, there was a hotel there that had been trying to poach her for months, so she called them and asked if the job was still available, they said yes and she accepted it. The job came with a
Anna blinked her eyes open and she was hit with a blinding light that she had to close her eyes and groan in pain. “Anna, are you awake?” She heard Caroline ask. She opened her eyes slowly so she could get used to the light, and when they were fully opened, she saw Caroline standing by her side. “Oh, thank God you're awake; you gave me quite a scare, Anna. I'll be right back, let me go and get the nurse.” Caroline said and then she left the hospital room. Anna was confused. How did she get here? The last thing she remembered was watching the press conference with Caroline and Emma was sleeping. Emma? Where is Emma? Anna frantically sat up on her bed as he looked around the room but there was no sign of Emma. Caroline walked back into the room with a nurse. “Welcome back Mrs. Knight.” The nurse said. “Caroline, where's Emma?” Anna asked, her voice was scratchy because her throat was dry. “They have a daycare here; I didn't think that you'd wan
After Dylan saw Anna's car drive off, every atom in his body wanted to go after her but he couldn't. He had to attend the press conference and he wasn't worried because Marcus was with her. Fucking Kate, it was like she planned it or something. He had to come in through the back and go up to his office because everyone thought that he was dead and then a few minutes after he walked into his office, Kate walked in. Her eyes were red and it was clear that she had been crying. When she saw him she hugged him so tight saying that she knew he wasn't dead, Dylan asked her why she was in his office and she said she was there to beg for her life and that Dylan should spare her, she confessed that she was working with James but only to get him away from Anna and they she had nothing to do with the plane crash. Dylan wasn't shocked to hear that she was working with James; I mean, it would explain the pictures they were sent to Anna; someone had to take them. While s
“Let's go to the living room so I'll be able to keep an eye on Emma.” Anna told Caroline. “Why do you need to keep an eye on Emma? Anna, what's going on?” Caroline asked again. “I'll tell you everything, let's just go sit down.” Anna told her and then they both went into the living room and sat on the couch facing the TV and opposite where Emma was sleeping so Anna was able to keep an eye on her. “You better start explaining yourself, Anastasia George, or is it Knight now?” Caroline asked her. Anna released a huge breath and then she proceeded to tell Caroline everything. How she met Dylan at the hotel, how she got into a contract marriage with him and in exchange, he agreed to protect her from James and bring him down. How they went to London, Emma's kidnapping, and her heart condition. She told her how they slowly but surely fell in love and admitted their feelings to each other. How everything was so good and then it all went so bad, from the th
Anna ran as fast as she could, she could hear Dylan call out her name behind her but she didn't stop to look back. It was all too much, he had lied to her about everything. She got into the elevator and frantically tapped on the button for the down floor. She could see Dylan getting closer, but the doors closed just in time. She wasn't free just yet, and she knew it; she wouldn't be until she got as far away from Dylan Knight as possible. The elevator doors opened, and she stepped out; she knew Dylan wasn't far behind, probably opting to use the stairs. She ran out of the lobby. She knew she was drawing attention to herself, but she didn't care. She stepped outside, and thankfully, Marcus listened to her and the car was still parked outside the office. She ran to the car and opened the door. “Drive Marcus now.” Anna told him with urgency. “What's going on Mrs. Knight?” Marcus asked her. “Just drive Marcus.” Anna told him as she looked back at t
Anna slowly brought out the folder that had her name on it. She opened it up and on the first page was her basic information, her name, date of birth, house address, place of work, things like that and then she flipped to the second page and she saw her pictures, pictures from when she was picking Emma up from school, going to work and coming back from work. Did Dylan have her followed? She continued flipping through the pages, and she could see that this folder was like a dossier on her life; everything about her was in that file: her marriage to James and her parents. Anna didn't understand why Dylan had this. It was when she flipped to the next page that her heart dropped to her stomach. They were pictures, and she recognised the place, it was the club, and she was more sure of it because, at the top of that page, it was written in block letters: ANNA SIX YEARS AGO. She looked at the pictures, and the more she flipped through them, the memories from that night
By the time Dylan was done with his call and he went up to their bedroom, Anna was asleep. His talking to her would have to wait till tomorrow, but he had to do it before the arrests were made because once they were made public, she would surely put two and two together. Especially since Lucas informed him that she wanted to find him, something happened when she went to see her parents, that had to be the only reason why she wanted to find him urgently. But what could've happened? Could she have found out the truth? No, that couldn't be it, whatever it was, he would ask her about it tomorrow morning after he told her the truth, that's if she was still talking to him after. He took off his shirt and trousers, left only his briefs on and then he got into bed with Anna and wrapped his arms around her, even in her sleep, Anna turned around, seeking his warmth. ************ The next day, Dylan woke up expecting to have Anna by his side, but when he opened his eyes